Centralized Logging

Centralized logging in IIS 7.0 operates the same way as it does in IIS 6.0. However, you can now configure this option in the IIS 7.0 Manager. To access this feature, go to Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. Click the computer name and locate the Logging option listed in the IIS section.

Using the Logging option can reduce administrative costs because only one IIS log file is being maintained. If you use binary logging, the log can be stored in a much smaller file than the equivalent text log file.

W3C Centralized Logging Format

W3C centralized logging was first introduced in Windows Server 2003 SP1. W3C centralized logging is a server-level setting. When you enable this feature on a server, all ...

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